System and method for remote tele-health services

1. A tele-health services cabin comprising: an automatic cleaning system comprising a cleaning chamber; a cabin management unit comprising: a processor that controls equipment in the cabin; a data input at which patient data is provided from a medical device; a data output to control the medical device; a transmitter connectable to a communication link for bi-directional communication between the cabin management unit and a remote medical call center, wherein the transmitter transmits the patient data to the medical call center; wherein the processor includes instructions to perform the following steps: deploying the medical device for use by the patient within the cabin; determining that the medical device has been used and requires cleaning; retracting the medical device into the cleaning chamber; cleaning the medical device within the cleaning chamber; and videoconferencing hardware via which a remote practitioner in the medical call center videoconferences with a patient in the cabin to diagnose symptoms of the patient.

2. The tele-health services cabin of claim 1 , wherein the automatic cleaning system further comprises: a winch disposed above the cleaning chamber, the winch comprising a motor, a cable spool or pulley, and a cable, wherein: one end of the cable is connected to the medical device and the other end of the cable is communicatively coupled to the cabin management unit, and the medical device is suspended in the cleaning chamber via the cable.

3. The tele-health services cabin of claim 1 , wherein the automatic cleaning system further comprises: a first bowl-shaped flap hingedly disposed at a bottom of the cleaning chamber; a first actuator operable to open and close the first flap; a base plate disposed below the bottom of the cleaning chamber, the base plate comprising a second flap hinged disposed thereon; a second actuator operable to open and close the second flap; and a locking mechanism to lock the first flap and the second flap closed.

4. The tele-health services cabin of claim 3 , wherein the automatic cleaning system further comprises: a wash cycle reservoir connected to at least one spray nozzle; a wash cycle pump that pumps cleaning solution from the wash cycle reservoir to the at least one spray nozzle; and a drain pipe coupled to the first flap and the wash cycle reservoir to drain cleaning solution from the cleaning chamber back into the wash cycle reservoir.

5. The tele-health services cabin of claim 4 , wherein the automatic cleaning system further comprises: a primary reservoir connected to the wash cycle reservoir; a clean solution pump that pumps cleaning solution from the primary reservoir to the wash cycle reservoir; and a clean solution pump that pumps cleaning solution from the primary reservoir to the wash cycle reservoir; a first pipe coupled to the wash cycle pump and the at least one spray nozzle, wherein the wash cycle pump receives cleaning solution from the wash cycle reservoir and feeds the cleaning solution through the first pipe to the at least one spray nozzle; and a second pipe coupled to the cleaning chamber and the wash cycle reservoir to return run-off cleaning solution from the cleaning chamber back to the wash cycle reservoir.

6. The tele-health services cabin of claim 5 , wherein: the wash cycle reservoir holds an amount of cleaning solution sufficient for one cleaning cycle; the wash cycle reservoir comprises an outlet to dispose of used cleaning solution to a waste solution reservoir; the automatic cleaning system further comprises: a filter disposed at an inlet to the wash cycle pump to collect debris, wherein the collected debris on the filter is cleared when the used cleaning solution is disposed to the waste solution reservoir.

7. The tele-health services cabin of claim 4 , wherein the cleaning solution comprises water, microbial disinfectants, and detergents.

8. The tele-health services cabin of claim 1 , wherein the automatic cleaning system further comprises an air drying system, the air drying system comprises: an intake fan that draws ambient air into the air drying system; a heater configured to heat the ambient air and to deliver the heated air to the interior of the cleaning chamber.

9. The tele-health services cabin of claim 1 , wherein the processor includes instructions for performing the following steps for cleaning the medical instrument: measuring an amount of cleaning solution required to clean the medical device; retracting the medical device to a predetermined location at the top of the cleaning chamber; determining whether a primary reservoir has a sufficient amount of cleaning solution for a wash cycle; determining whether a waste reservoir has sufficient capacity to hold waste from a wash cycle; pumping cleaning solution from the primary reservoir to a wash cycle reservoir; pumping cleaning solution from the wash cycle reservoir to at least one spray nozzle to decontaminate the medical device; performing the wash cycle for a predetermined amount of time; performing a drying cycle for a predetermined amount of time.